I'm sure that thread title will lead to many juvenile jokes, but still I ask:

Does anyone know where I can get Boiled Peanuts in Raleigh? I've been craving some for weeks!

10/2/2007 10:26:42 AM

Boiled? I don't know that I've ever had them boiled. Blanched, yes.

Couldn't you just buy some raw peanuts and boil them yourself?

10/2/2007 10:32:41 AM

how do you live in NC and have never had boiled peanuts

'go'on, git boy

10/2/2007 10:34:24 AM

mmmm... bulled peenuts.

10/2/2007 10:36:18 AM

wait for the state fair...

10/2/2007 10:37:06 AM

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"Couldn't you just buy some raw peanuts and boil them yourself?"

in short, no. It's a very long process and requires a lot of attention so you don't lose all the water and stuff. I think "properly" boiled peanuts take about 1.5 days to make. They have to be boiled, then cooled, then simmered for a long time, or something like that.

i've never had any good ones around here. You need to go to the mountains for them, unfortunately, and there they are in every road-side stand.

10/2/2007 10:37:24 AM

You can buy them raw and boil them yourself (though it takes several hours), but I'm not even sure where to buy raw peanuts. And I really want some NOW!

10/2/2007 10:37:50 AM

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"On May 1, 2006, Gov. Mark Sanford signed a bill, H.4585, making boiled peanuts the official snack food of South Carolina."

^^Would a pressure cooker speed up the process.

^I've seen raw peanuts in the grocery store

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"Pressure Cooker Boiled Peanuts 2 lb. raw peanuts 2/3 c. salt Water Put 2 Pounds of raw peanuts in a pressure cooker and cover with water. Add Kosher salt and cook for 45 minutes at 10lbs of pressure. Cool and eat. Susan Crosby "

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10/2/2007 10:39:48 AM

I'd be surprised if you couldn't find any at the Farmer's Market. Thats your best bet in Raleigh.

10/2/2007 10:50:46 AM

You can get them at the grocery store.They come in a kind of rice bag thing. You open up the pouch, put it in the microwave for about a minute, and their ready to go. Pretty good too.

10/2/2007 11:06:40 AM

I saw some in a can at a gas station in Creedmoor. But I don't think those would be worth eating.

10/2/2007 11:28:36 AM

I used to eat those canned ones when I was a kid. I remember them being good. I think it was a yellow can. They were called [FAMILY NAME]'s green peanuts, I think. But I would still try the Farmer's market.

10/2/2007 11:44:46 AM

They sell them at the flea market every weekend

10/2/2007 11:51:44 AM

They do sell them at the flea market? Sweet! Any idea where they are on the concourse?

And what are the Farmer's Market hours? That sounds cool, but I don't think I can get there before they close since I work 9-5

10/2/2007 11:57:33 AM

Farmer's Market Hours Of Operation
Monday thru Saturday 5:00am - 6:00pm
Sundays 8:00am - 6:00pm

10/2/2007 12:08:07 PM

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"I don't think I can get there before they close since I work 9-5"

This is off-topic, but I can't resist a rant. I think the state should blow-up that poorly located gigantic State Farmer's Market and replace it with 4 or 5 smaller markets sprinkled throughout Raleigh. I mean, if there was one downtown, one near NCSU, 1 or 2 in Cary and one at North Hills, way more people would buy produce. It pisses me off that they had to bury it in the armpit of state property.

10/2/2007 12:58:05 PM

http://www.peanut.com/locations.asp

10/2/2007 12:59:01 PM

^get out of here with them thar fancy nuts!

10/2/2007 1:26:22 PM

I don't know the farmer's market doesn't seem to be hurting at all. There are always a good crowd down there.

And geographically I would argue that it is pretty much in the middle of the Wake County.

10/2/2007 2:14:38 PM

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"I mean, if there was one downtown"

there is one downtown...moore square fool.

and as far as location at the flea market...i couldn't really tell ya. i've seen em in different spots each time i went, but they were usually outside if that helps.

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10/2/2007 2:21:59 PM

splitting up the farmer's market is a retarded idea

I would like for the main one to be downtown but of course parking and other issues would follow. Never been to the Moore Square market, how is it?

10/2/2007 2:27:49 PM

I haven't been either. It's only on Wednesdays though from April to October.

10/2/2007 2:45:50 PM

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"there is one downtown...moore square fool."

Yeah, but like you said, its only there one day a week.

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"I would like for the main one to be downtown but of course parking and other issues would follow."

The point of having it downtown is so that it operates where people work monday through friday. I was saying that its kind of pointless to have a "main" one.

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"splitting up the farmer's market is a retarded idea"

The average working Raleigh resident doesn't live near there. Its a pain in the butt to get to, unless you are a student on Centennial or live off of Lake Wheeler Road. Yes, it is packed on the weekends. But if there were more smaller markets in convenient locations they would do more business.

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"And geographically I would argue that it is pretty much in the middle of the Wake County."

The NC Zoo is in the geographic center of the state, but its still in the middle of nowhere. The Farmer's Market is where it is, because the state already owned land there. Bottom line is, its not central to the mass of Raleigh's population. There's no reason to have 20 vendors selling the same bell peppers and apples in one spot, when you can have a few vendors in several spots.

[Edited on October 2, 2007 at 3:15 PM. Reason : .]

10/2/2007 3:07:40 PM

Sure it would be more convenient, but there's really not that much to split up, you know? It's not even that big to begin with. Sure there are 8 or however many stands selling to some extent the same variety of produce, but that's not many. And then there's the specialists who most likely can only afford to operate at one location (the bakery, the meat lady, the goat guy). Also, I think the larger format is key to the whole Farmer's Market atmosphere that draws people there in the first place.

A better location? I could agree with that, just not splitting it up

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10/2/2007 3:33:45 PM

They sell awesome ones at the roadside stands on 70 just before you get to Goldsboro, or at least they used to when I lived down there.

10/2/2007 4:12:21 PM

1. You can get raw peanuts at the farmer's market this time of year. You're going to want to get the ones that are fresh out of the ground (i.e., not dried up.) Sometimes they refer to them as "green" peanuts although they are not actually green in color. It is getting late in the season, so go within the next few weeks for sure.

2. Boiling peanuts is not a difficult or drawn out process. Put em in the biggest pot you can find, get it boiling, toss in the peanuts with a cup of salt, put on the lid, stir occasionally for a few hours and check to see if they're done. Towards the end it is easy to add more or less salt to taste because the shells are so thin and soggy.

3. If you want any for the winter just boil some extra and store them in zip lock bags in the freezer. When you're ready to eat just boil them for 15 or 20 minutes and add a little more salt. You cannot use the dry raw peanuts that they'll be selling at the farmer's market this winter (actually you can, but you have to boil them pretty much all day and they won't taste nearly as good.)

4. There is usually at least one guy at the flea market selling them. You'll probably pay $3 for a ~16oz styrofoam cup of them.

5. The gas stations in the Carolina Beach/Kure Beach area sell them year round. I'm jealous.

6. Soda is crucial. Pepsi is preferred, but Coke will do in a pinch.

[Edited on October 2, 2007 at 4:16 PM. Reason : .]

10/2/2007 4:14:07 PM

^ I prefer RC Cola

Exit 364 on I-40 (Warsaw) has a produce stand that sells them sometimes. I always stop there when I head home.

10/2/2007 4:36:15 PM

you realize they sell them canned at the grocery store?

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10/2/2007 4:52:46 PM

You do realize that that canned shit is nowhere near the same as fresh boiled peanuts.

Its like instant grits.

No self respecting southerner should eat either.

10/2/2007 5:12:01 PM

haha, do what you gotta do chief

10/2/2007 5:16:10 PM

just don't try to go to the flea market this weekend, its shut down until after the fair! i remember seeing boiled peanuts on the side of the road all the time when i lived in SC...never here though

10/2/2007 5:47:48 PM

I bought a can from the Farmer's market back in 2002, and that was the VILEST SHIT I have ever had.

It tasted like 90% salt, and 10% mush.

Who the hell eats so much salt??? I had no idea there was so much salt in them, so I took a handful after I drained the can, and stuffed them in my mouth. I had to cough it all out. PURE SALT.

10/2/2007 8:52:53 PM

^
hush your trap.

10/2/2007 11:24:09 PM

^^Well your first problem is you bought fucking canned ones.

10/2/2007 11:46:26 PM

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"i've never had any good ones around here. You need to go to the mountains for them, unfortunately, and there they are in every road-side stand"

L O fucking L


I'm sure the best peanuts are where they don't even grow the god damned things

10/3/2007 1:32:26 AM

right...... because getting good boiled peanuts is all about getting the freshest raw peanuts right into the salt water as quickly as possible!

10/3/2007 7:59:12 AM

Gotta have 'em hot. After they are cold they just aren't the same.

10/3/2007 10:20:55 AM

I love em cold.

One of my uncles grew peanuts as his main crop, so we'd just go out there and pick a few five gallon buckets every year. Unfortunately he retired from farming and he's just leasing the land now.

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10/3/2007 10:47:39 AM

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"moore square fool"

it's wednesday. do they sell boiled peanuts?

10/3/2007 11:23:01 AM

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"right...... because getting good boiled peanuts is all about getting the freshest raw peanuts right into the salt water as quickly as possible!"

it's more like, you probably just think that proper boiled peanuts are in the mountains because you've never been to Bertie, Halifax, or Northhampton County.


thats like saying the best scallops or oysters are in the mountains

10/3/2007 12:23:12 PM

rocky mountains oysters




but does moore square have boiled peanuts today?

10/3/2007 12:24:46 PM

no boiled peanuts

10/3/2007 2:07:48 PM

Oh man...I was rolling through Pinetops two weeks ago and I got some bomb peanuts from a guy selling them out of the back of his truck right there in the middle of town.

10/3/2007 2:15:17 PM

The cajun ones are the shiznit

10/3/2007 4:18:09 PM

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"it's more like, you probably just think that proper boiled peanuts are in the mountains because you've never been to Bertie, Halifax, or Northhampton County."

dude, he asked where to get boiled peanuts. I said, the only place in NC I regularly see them is in the mountains. I happen to like the ones they make in the mountains, but I have no idea if they're "proper". I don't give a shit about bertie or halifax or where ever, or what kind of fucking peanuts they grow and boil there.

10/3/2007 4:41:12 PM

heard of 'em, never had 'em.

10/3/2007 5:14:03 PM

is that jack daniels old country store still open? its been a while since i've been over that way, but if they are still there, that might be your best bet.

10/4/2007 4:23:29 AM

my grandfather grows peanuts and my dad boils them a lot. boiled peanuts are probably my favorite way to eat them

10/4/2007 10:24:16 AM

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"is that jack daniels old country store still open? "

The one at Jones Franklin & Athens Dr? Its still there. I haven't been inside it in a while, so I don't know if they would have boiled peanuts.

10/4/2007 10:29:57 AM

10/4/2007 12:42:45 PM